Superman Iv Movie

A lawsuit claiming that actor Christopher Reeve lifted the idea for the "Superman IV" plot from two part-time screenwriters has been scheduled for a jury trial April 16, after languishing in Los Angeles Superior Court for nearly three years. The writers--Barry E. Taff, a parapsychologist and biomedical researcher, and pediatrician Kenneth P. Stoller--are suing Reeve, Cannon Films, which produced the picture, and Warner Bros., which financed it,for a reported $45 million.

A lawsuit claiming that actor Christopher Reeve lifted the idea for the "Superman IV" plot from two part-time screenwriters has been scheduled for a jury trial April 16, after languishing in Los Angeles Superior Court for nearly three years. The writers--Barry E. Taff, a parapsychologist and biomedical researcher, and pediatrician Kenneth P. Stoller--are suing Reeve, Cannon Films, which produced the picture, and Warner Bros., which financed it,for a reported $45 million.